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Richard Trumka: Widening income inequality threatens democracy worldwide
June 9, 2017“In a world of global corporations and big data, of Nissan and Uber, collective power is the only form of empowerment that actually exists for ordinary people.”
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Service workers win battle over scheduling
May 31, 2017In New York City, all businesses who employ 11 or more non-tipped workers will have to pay a $15 minimum wage by the end of 2018.
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Dems try again to raise federal minimum wage to $15
May 26, 2017“In the year 2017, a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it."
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Hotel workers demand cities protect them from sexual harassment
May 26, 2017“We think it’s very important to protect our workers, particularly women who are isolated” while cleaning rooms, Sarah Lyons of Unite Here Local 1 in Chicago told WLS TV.
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California leads opposition to national right-to-work bills
May 26, 2017In states that have passed these laws, life is worse for working people.
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